Construction, infrastructure, engineering and property development news from Kenya, Africa and international markets.
The Port of Seattle Commission authorized $1.1 billion on August 11, 2026 to advance the S Concourse Evolution, a renovation of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s 1973-built international concourse now estimated at $2.5 billion, up…
Recurrent Energy has closed $695 million in project financing and tax equity for its Cobalt Solar facility in Riverside County, California, allowing the company to ramp up construction of the 330 MW project ahead of a planned commercial…
Blue Energy and GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy have advanced plans for a proposed 2.5 GW power project in Victoria, Texas, through a new agreement covering engineering design, licensing and safety analysis. The project would use a…
The US Army Corps of Engineers has issued a greenlight on the construction of the controversial Line 5 tunnel project. This project will be developed in the Straits of Mackinac. This project will join a list of tunnel developments in the…
One Beverly Hills is advancing toward a record-breaking California skyscraper status as construction moves deeper into its vertical phase. The $10 billion mixed-use development will transform Beverly Hills’ western gateway with two…
The NEOM green hydrogen plant has been completed at Oxagon in Saudi Arabia, marking a major milestone for large-scale clean-energy infrastructure. The $8.4 billion project has now entered commissioning, with energization underway across…
The proposed 2.6 Million Sq. Ft. Air Products data center outside Allentown is officially cancelled. Currently, Air Products dropped all development plans. Upper Macungie Township officials heavily rejected the massive project. This recent…
The 2.6GW Fermi Matador power complex is to be constructed by Hillcore at the Project Matador site. Currently, Hillcore Energy Capital is financing this massive development. Fermi America and Hillcore are jointly coordinating the project.…
Stack APAC data centers could attract a potential Macquarie bid as owners prepare a major transaction exceeding $25 billion. The portfolio spans critical digital infrastructure across several Asia-Pacific markets. However, the potential…
Pathway Power will build the Greenridge Energy Project, a $200 million, 150 MW solar and battery storage facility on 2,000 acres in Marion County, Texas, with construction planned to start in early 2027. The San Diego based developer,…
Prysmian North America will invest more than $1 billion to add a glass-preform plant, expanded fiber lines and new R&D space to its Claremont, North Carolina campus, creating 385 jobs by 2030. The project is the North Carolina anchor of a…
Global construction and project development firm Skanska has expanded its footprint in the United States. This comes after the firm inked a $238 million (SEK 2.2 billion) contract with an existing client. The new deal will finance the…
Two large-scale natural gas power projects in Texas and Pennsylvania cleared a major development milestone on August 12 after the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Government of Japan released an initial $3.3 billion to advance…
Riot Platforms has secured a second major AI data center tenant at its Rockdale, Texas campus, signing a 20-year agreement for 191 MW of critical IT capacity at a new build-to-suit Tier 3 facility. The project will support one of the…
WhiteFiber‘s NC-1 data center campus in Madison, North Carolina, has moved from construction into active customer deployment, marking a major milestone for the company’s flagship AI infrastructure project, spanning a 96-acre retrofitted…
Federal work on the $1.7bn Big Bend Border project is has commenced in the Big Bend National Park. Currently, equipment is officially mobilizing inside the national park in southwest Texas. U.S. Customs and Southwest Valley Constructors…
The world’s highest solar thermal plant being built in Xianzing, China is progressing nicely, with many key pieces of equipment now fully installed. The 100MW renewable energy project is now in the final stages of construction. Engineers…
The Uthmaniyah gas compression plant has entered construction, marking a major step in Saudi Arabia’s gas infrastructure expansion. Saipem Nasser Saeed Al-Hajri Contracting Company (SNSH) has started EPC work on the facility. The joint…
Natrium nuclear power plant construction is reshaping Kemmerer, Wyoming, as TerraPower advances its $4 billion energy project. The town has just over 2,400 residents and a long history built around coal mining and power generation. Now,…
The Lamu palm oil plant is advancing toward final investment discussions as Kenya seeks to expand domestic palm oil production and processing. The proposed Ksh12.9 billion ($100 million) project will target Witu Nyangoro Ranch in Lamu…
Construction has started on the Abu Dhabi section of the UAE’s first high speed rail line, with contractor Kalyon Construction putting completion in 2031. The 150 kilometre link will cut the journey between the two emirates to 30 minutes…
PCL Construction Canada Inc. has been awarded a CAD 768.6 million construction services contract for the Regulatory and Security Science Main project on Fallowfield Road in Ottawa. The award, announced on 10 August 2026, moves Canada’s…
Alpha Compute has signed a binding term sheet for an exclusive option to acquire energy and development assets in northern Pennsylvania for a proposed natural gas-powered data center campus with an initial capacity of 200 megawatts. The…
Fermi has signed a framework agreement with Hillcore Energy Capital Corporation to develop a 2.6-gigawatt power complex at Fermi’s Project Matador campus in Carson County, Texas. Under the agreement announced August 11, 2026, Hillcore will…
